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Estimated zip code population in 2022: 735
Zip code population in 2010: 514
Zip code population in 2000: 529

Houses and condos: 501
Renter-occupied apartments: 76
% of renters here:

25%
State:

33%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 37878: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 37.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 19 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 37878
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

0.2% ($608)
Tennessee:

0.5% ($1,376)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $202 (0.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $708 (0.3%)

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Males: 364  (49.6%)
Females: 370  (50.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 37878:

  • High school or higher: 92.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.9%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 37878:

  • Never married: 29.5%
  • Now married: 45.9%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 2.6%
  • Divorced: 21.4%

Zip code 37878 compared to state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
  • Races in zip code 37878 (2022)
    • 71697.5%White
    • 182.5%Two or more races
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Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $313,022
37878:

$313,022
Tennessee:

$284,800



According to our research of Tennessee and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 37878 zip code as of April 23, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 37878 is 221 to 1.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

43.9 years
Tennessee median age:

39.2 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.4 people
Tennessee:

2.4 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 37878, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $58,245 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$58,245
State:

$69,014

Salary/wage: $44,300 (reported on 80.0% of returns)
Here:

$44,300
State:

$55,872
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 878.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2406.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4214.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $400 (reported on 35.0% of returns)
This zip code:

$400
Tennessee:

$1,945
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $750 (reported on 10.0% of returns)
Here:

$750
State:

$8,105
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,133 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
Here:

+$4,133
State:

+$18,991
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 206.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $28,600 (reported on 10.0% of returns)
37878:

$28,600
Tennessee:

$20,036
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 953.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,125 (reported on 20.0% of returns)
Here:

$2,125
State:

$2,391
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 141.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%
Here:

100%
State:

93%
(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 37878, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,058 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$37,058
State:

$53,767

Salary/wage: $31,880 (reported on 78.9% of returns)
Here:

$31,880
State:

$45,421
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.7% for AGIs below $25k, 71.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 147.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $525 (reported on 21.1% of returns)
This zip code:

$525
Tennessee:

$1,732

Ordinary dividends: $550 (reported on 10.5% of returns)
Here:

$550
State:

$6,739

Profit/loss from business: +$4,300 (reported on 15.8% of returns)
Here:

+$4,300
State:

+$15,240

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,300 (reported on 10.5% of returns)
37878:

$9,300
Tennessee:

$15,505

Total itemized deductions: $20,967 (37% of AGI, reported on 15.8% of returns)
Here:

$20,967
State:

$21,976

Here:

37.1% of AGI
State:

17.8% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,850 (reported on 10.5% of returns)
Here:

$2,850
State:

$6,709

Taxes paid: $2,467 (reported on 15.8% of returns)
37878:

$2,467
State:

$4,829

Earned income credit: $2,360 (reported on 26.3% of returns)
Here:

$2,360
State:

$2,404
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 52.6%
Here:

53%
State:

52%
(% for various income ranges: 44.4% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 37878, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,445 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$26,445
State:

$44,088

Salary/wage: $23,808 (reported on 78.9% of returns)
Here:

$23,808
State:

$38,825
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.8% for AGIs below $10k, 74.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $946 (reported on 25.7% of returns)
This zip code:

$946
Tennessee:

$1,802
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $1,143 (reported on 9.6% of returns)
Here:

$1,143
State:

$3,727

Profit/loss from business: +$4,759 (reported on 13.3% of returns)
Here:

+$4,759
State:

+$12,882

Total itemized deductions: $13,071 (20% of AGI, reported on 6.4% of returns)
Here:

$13,071
State:

$18,035

Here:

20.1% of AGI
State:

19.9% of AGI

Total tax: $3,062 (reported on 67.0% of returns)
37878:

$3,062
State:

$7,482
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,735 (reported on 22.5% of returns)
Here:

$1,735
State:

$1,826

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.6%
Here:

61%
State:

60%
(% for various income ranges: 59.4% for AGIs below $10k, 60.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$50,725
Tennessee:

$65,254
37878 map Nearest zip codes: 37882, 37803, 37886, 37804, 37701, 37801.
Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

48.9%
Tennessee:

46.2%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

0.0%
Tennessee:

47.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 87
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 212


Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 236 (76 now married, 160 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 37878 with a mortgage: 102
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,279
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $365

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

9.4%
Whole state:

13.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

8.1%
Whole state:

7.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.2
State:

6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.7
State:

4.4
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  • Notable locations in zip code 37878: Top of the World Estates (A), Little Bottom Campsite (B), Cooper Road Campsite (C), Look Rock Camp and Trailer Park (D), Ace Gap Campsite (E), Beard Cane Campsite (F), Cane creek Campsite (G), Hesse Creek Campsite (H), Kelly Gap Campsite (I), Abrams Creek Campground (J), Scona Lodge Ferry (K). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Churches in zip code 37878 include: Happy Valley Missionary Baptist Church (A), Chilhowee Primitive Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Cemeteries: Happy Valley Cemetery (1), Boone Cemetery (2), Chilhowee Cemetery (3), Buchanan Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Reservoirs: Lake in the Sky (A), Sandy Stand Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Streams, rivers, and creeks: Law Branch (A), Kingfisher Creek (B), Abrams Creek (C), Johns Branch (D), Chilogatee Branch (E), Tabcat Creek (F), Cockspur Branch (G), Cane Creek (H), Buckshank Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 02020 or later
  • 162010 to 2019
  • 2602000 to 2009
  • 711990 to 1999
  • 421980 to 1989
  • 441970 to 1979
  • 481960 to 1969
  • 141950 to 1959
  • 01940 to 1949
  • 01939 or earlier

Zip code 37878 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in 37878
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in 37878
  • 14no bedroom
  • 301 bedroom
  • 242 bedrooms
  • 1233 bedrooms
  • 234 bedrooms
  • 125+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in 37878
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in 37878
  • 0no bedroom
  • 181 bedroom
  • 02 bedrooms
  • 563 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in 37878 in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in 37878 in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 0no vehicle
  • 261 vehicle
  • 1642 vehicles
  • 193 vehicles
  • 154 vehicles
  • 55+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in 37878 in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in 37878 in renter-occupied apartments
  • 0no vehicle
  • 71 vehicle
  • 102 vehicles
  • 613 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

  • Zip code 37878 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 37878 household income distribution in 2022
  • 10Less than $10,000
  • 11$10,000 to $14,999
  • 11$20,000 to $24,999
  • 23$25,000 to $29,999
  • 3$30,000 to $34,999
  • 35$40,000 to $44,999
  • 55$45,000 to $49,999
  • 32$50,000 to $59,999
  • 56$60,000 to $74,999
  • 19$75,000 to $99,999
  • 41$125,000 to $149,999
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 37878

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 37878
  • 3$10,000 to $14,999
  • 9$20,000 to $24,999
  • 3$30,000 to $34,999
  • 15$80,000 to $89,999
  • 13$100,000 to $124,999
  • 32$175,000 to $199,999
  • 4$200,000 to $249,999
  • 46$250,000 to $299,999
  • 34$300,000 to $399,999
  • 26$400,000 to $499,999
  • 17$500,000 to $749,999
  • 17$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 37878

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 37878
  • 34$550 to $599
  • 18No cash rent

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $442,266

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $313,022
37878:

$313,022
Tennessee:

$284,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $212,672 - $421,597

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $316,830
Here:

$316,830
State:

$374,382

Mobile homes: $193,363
Here:

$193,363
State:

$101,421
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 37878
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 409
  • Mobile homes: 88
  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 37878

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 37878
  • 77.3%258Drove a car alone
  • 25.2%84Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 37878

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 37878
  • 920 to 24 minutes
  • 8225 to 29 minutes
  • 2730 to 34 minutes
  • 1440 to 44 minutes
  • 12345 to 59 minutes
  • 560 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 66.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 735
  • Male householders: 159 (93 living alone), Female householders: 143 (15 living alone)
  • 182 spouses (182 opposite-sex spouses), 61 unmarried partners, (61 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 180 children (124 natural, 0 adopted, 53 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 8 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 99 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 63 4-persons, 8 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 106 1-person

15 married couples with children.
57 single-parent households (57 women).

99.7% of residents of 37878 zip code speak English at home.

Foreign born population: 0 (0.0%)
:

0.0%
Whole state:

5.6%
Most common first ancestries reported in 37878
  • 35%English
  • 18%European
  • 12%American
  • 12%German
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 02010 or later
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 10Before 1990

Zip code 37878 topographic map


Zip code 37878 marital status for males
Zip code 37878 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.7%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 71.0%Electricity
  • 23.1%Wood
  • 6.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Population in 1990: 376. Population change in the 1990s: +153 (+40.7%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 488
  • Northeast: 24
  • Midwest: 48
  • South: 154

59% of the 37878 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Tennessee.

95% of the 37878 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 96% moved from different state.

Year householders moved into unit in 37878

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
Here:

100.0%
Tennessee:

15.0%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:

0.0%
Tennessee:

16.2%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (1-4: 1)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Fatal accident statistics in 2014:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Fatal accident statistics in 2013:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$138,5459$212,82440$197,5232$131,49012$219,5021$102,370
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$02$246,0650$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$112,4502$281,68010$145,5332$67,2002$360,3052$54,655
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$70,5606$164,1550$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$02$135,5200$00$00$0

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0114.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$85,120
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0114.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 37878
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 37878 - Value
Most common first names in zip code 37878 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William666.3 years
John471.0 years
Robert473.7 years
Charles367.4 years
James375.3 years
Mary366.6 years
Minnie390.0 years
Walter376.7 years
David261.4 years
Margaret286.0 years
Most common last names in zip code 37878 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Boring975.2 years
Cooper871.9 years
Whitehead780.0 years
Garland671.0 years
White459.5 years
Coada366.7 years
Bryant372.6 years
Hughes374.7 years
Lunsford380.4 years
Sellers378.7 years
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